‘Catch Up With Cassie’ is now officially a segment/column/anything you want to label it, and I’m especially excited for this one because I get to talk about my musical roots. On Saturday, July 7, I got to see Harry Styles live.

May 29 saw Texas crossover outfit Power Trip playing the Hawthorne with support from Philadelphia throwback rockers Sheer Mag, California hardcore/crossover band Fury and D.C. crossover band Red Death.

May 8 saw Pianos Become The Teeth, The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, and Queen of Jeans playing in Portland at Holocene in support of Pianos’ latest album, Wait for Love.